In|Form Rolfing

09/16/2019

Join us over at Mend Therapy for a class on trauma-informed bodywork. We'd love to see you there!

09/09/2018

My new venture, Mend Therapy, a collaborative and integrative body/mind approach to trauma therapy is holding its first Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Class Series. Please check out the flier below and share widely to let people know about this unique offering. Thanks!

05/30/2018

“Some individuals may perceive their losing fight with gravity as a sharp pain in their back, others as the unflattering contour of their body, others as constant fatigue, yet others as an unrelentingly threatening environment. Those over forty may call it old age.
And yet all these signals may be pointing to a single problem so prominent in their own structure, as well as others, that it has been ignored: they are off balance, they are at war with gravity.” ~Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.
Rolfing does wonders for re-establishing the body’s natural balance. Book a session with us and find out for yourself! http://www.rolfingminneapolis.com/

05/19/2018

"It is of crucial importance that practitioners learn to relate to the inherent health of a system and not just it’s patterns of resistance.
There is an intelligence at work within the mind-body process. The practitioner, within this context, does not have to work out what to ‘do.’ The role of the practitioner is seen as assisting and facilitating this inherent healing intelligence.”
~ excerpt from Craniosacral Biodynamics, vol 1

03/16/2018

I somehow felt taller and lighter. On my daily walks, I noticed I was making much better time. I began paying attention to my posture and gait, and sure enough, the Rolfing had made me much more clearly vertical while walking or standing. This had the effect of lengthening my stride and minimizing the resistance of my torso 🚶🏼‍♂️ .
Soon I also noticed that my blood pressure was consistently lower, the result, it seemed, of a better respiration. The lengthening of my rib cage and my consequent straighter posture was allow me, literally to breathe easier. This, in turn, improved my quality of sleep. Before my personal posture project, I was given to awakening three or four times a night. Now I sleep at least six hours straight before awakening – something I attribute to improved breathing due to better posture 💆🏻‍♀️.
~ Jim Atkinson, from article 'Straighten Up!'

03/03/2018

Practitioners of Rolfing SI do not feel ourselves to be therapists. The gravitational field is the therapist. What we do is prepare the body to receive the support from the gravitational field which gives a greater sense of well being. ~Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.
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📷: Jillian Blanc

02/19/2018

Healing takes time. Our society is all about the ‘quick fixes' - the ‘give me a pill so my pain goes away’ mentality. This might work on a short term basis, but long term wellness asks for an investment of time, energy, and effort. It can feel like a lot of work, but it’s SO worth it!
Why? In addition to the luxury of feeling better, we are able to show up more fully for our relationships, our careers, and the things that we love to do.
The Rolfing Ten Series is one way that you could step into to your path of healing. The ten separate sessions are designed to systematically balance and optimize both posture and movement patterns by working with the entire body. Rather than operating from a symptom-based mindset, we work with clients to find long term ease in the way they stand, sit, and move in relationship to gravity.
Book a session and try it out!
Remember, the process of healing unfolds over an entire lifetime but nothing is more worth it than YOU and your beautiful body 🙏🏻🌸.

02/12/2018

‘Unlike massage, Rolfing is not about relaxing a muscle. It’s about changing the patterns in the body that create postural problems and pain issues. It’s a very systematic, relationship approach. Everything a Rolfer does is about the relationship through the whole body.’ .
~Valerie Berg, Advanced Rolfer
(https://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/2014/04/11/understanding-healing-power-rolfing)

02/03/2018

An article from a respected colleague and friend, Michele Renee on her journey to and thoughts on integrative practice. Some thoughts from me in here on my experience integrating trauma therapy and Somatic Experiencing into my practice as well. Thanks Michele for the opportunity to be included! Check out Michele’s new practice at www.stockheart.com

If you have access to see or touch only one small part of an elephant, your point of view is limited, right? It’s the same with health care: Incorporating more parts of the whole and learning from …

01/12/2018

Tension in any area will have an effect throughout our whole fascial grid. If you are constantly sitting at your desk for example, you could get fascial bunching in your chest area - leading to a weakened upper back. Sitting for long periods of time can tighten your hip flexors, which can, if ignored, lead to fascial restriction of the hips. This can affect you right up to your neck and down to your toes and right into your core because our fascia is connected!
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~ Myrthe Wieler, (from article ‘Fascia & Yoga)
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https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/fascia-and-yoga